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Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

DEMOBILISATION SINCE ARMISTICE

Received Jan. 28, 8.30 p.m. London, Jan. 27. The British army has demobilised 740,392 men since the armistice.—Aus, N.Z. Cable Assoc. DEFINITION* OF "END OF WAR." Received Jan. 23, 5.5 p.m.

London, Jan. 25,

A Select Committee recommends the introduction of legislation defining the end of the war in various acts as the date of the ratification of the peace treaty.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

TRADE MATTERS. London, Jan. 53 Sir Albert Stanley, in a speech at Kuddersfield, said he was dissatisfied at trade not making the advance which might have been anticipated, notwithstanding that the Government was remonng restrictions as rapidly as possible The blockade of Germany must be maintained until peace is secured, but the Government intends to urge co-operation among the Allies in restorinar trade in countries Ibordering on the Central Power,? as far as possible consistently with maintaining trie blockade.

Aeferring to shipping, Sir Albert Stanley Baid there were more ships available than we had cargoes to carry and he expected that by the summer there would be at least as much world tonnage afloat as before the war. There was a big slump in shipping shares in prospect— Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn. NEW ZEALAND'S SECRETARY Paris, Jan. 25 Among the assistant secretaries to the British Empire Delegation is Mr T. Thomson, for New Zealand.—Renter.